# What happened to country music in 1999?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [May 19, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-country-music-in-1999/1001761 "2024-05-19T05:30:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-country-music-in-1999/1001761/41 "2024-05-28T23:51:39Z")

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_“I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means ‘put down’.”_

- Bob Newhart

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-country-music-in-1999/1001761/42 "2024-05-29T18:40:49Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/60X1BeqyyQA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Death of Country Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60X1BeqyyQA)

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